MetaFilter posts tagged with evil

In this time of Blackwater and Glenn Beck, a more classic kind of villain still persists.

ignignokt — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:57:06 -0800

"I wanted that kid to lose sleep that night," a grinning Xinos says Wednesday, as he invites me for a nearly two-hour interview in his Mercedes-Benz in the gated Oak Brook community where he lives. "This is the real world and the lesson, you folks who brought your kids here, is if you want something, pay for it." Related (but fictional).

Mad Men on Acid

Christ, what an asshole — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:53:51 -0800

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..!!.. As "charming" as the commercial makes the doll appear, exactly how does Baby Laugh-A-Lot play out in person? Maybe you'd prefer to just chill out with the remix? Still, the reigning champion of videos to show at the expense of your baked buddies remains Pickle Surprise!

Kind of a biggie

nola — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:57:22 -0800

Some late night fun with Mr. Deity- Mr. Deity Episode 1: Mr. Deity and the Evil Mr. Deity Episode 2: Mr. Deity and the Really Big Favor Mr. Deity Episode 3: Mr. Deity and The Light Mr. Deity Episode 4: Mr. Deity and the Messages

Your death is his bonus

orthogonality — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:43:45 -0800

The diagnosis was only the first shock. The second came a few weeks later, in an Aug. 5 letter from Pat's health-insurance company. For six years — since losing the last job he had that provided medical coverage — Pat had been faithfully paying premiums to Assurant Health, buying a series of six-month medical policies, one after the other, always hoping he would soon find a job that would include health coverage. Until that happened, "unexpected illnesses and accidents happen every day, and the resulting medical bills can be disastrous," Assurant's website warned. "Safeguard your financial future with Short Term Medical temporary insurance. It provides the peace of mind and health care access you need at a price you can afford." [But] diagnosing and treating an illness may not fall neatly into six-month increments. While Pat had been continuously covered since 2002 by the same company, Assurant Health, each successive policy treated him as a brand-new customer. In looking back over Pat's medical records, the company noticed test results from December, eight months earlier. Though Pat's doctors didn't determine the precise cause of the problem until the following July, his kidney disease was nonetheless judged a "pre-existing condition" — meaning his insurance wouldn't cover it, since he was now under a different six-month policy from the one he had when he got those first tests..... I tried to talk to Assurant for this story. Its only response was a written statement from Scott Krienke, senior vice president for product lines: "Due to privacy regulations, we cannot discuss the specifics of any of our customers' coverage."

Flying the flag upside down - evil!

divabat — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:17:28 -0800

Frustrated with recent political developments, Malaysian blogger Kickdefella started an online protest of posting the Malaysian flag upside down on his blog, reflecting the use of an upside down flag as a sign of distress. Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi decries the move as 'evil'. More information at Global Voices Advocacy.

From the cradle to depraved

stinkycheese — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:01:22 -0800

Measuring depravity. The Depravity Scale is an international research effort that aims to scientifically standardize the definition of legal terms such as "heinous", "atrocious", "evil" , and "depraved" according to input from the general public. But is the Scale itself, er, a bad idea? Note: To take the survey yourself, you will need to include your email and some personal information (for verification).

Replicating the Milgram Experiment

homunculus — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:35:10 -0800

The Milgram Experiment Today? "Students commonly assume that, even if Milgram’s famous experiment sheds important light on the power of situation today, were his experiment precisely reproduced today, it would not generate comparable results. To oversimplify the argument behind that claim: The power of white lab coats just ain’t what it used to be. Of course, that assertion has been difficult to challenge given that the option of replicating the Milgram experiment has been presumptively unavailable — indeed, it has been the paradigmatic example of why psychology experiments must be reviewed by institutional review boards ('IRBs'). Who would even attempt to challenge that presumption? The answer: Jerry Burger, a psychology professor at Santa Clara University. With some slight modifications, Burger manage to obtain permission to replicate Milgram’s experiment — and the results may surprise you." [Via MindHacks]

Google your food

aubilenon — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:57:14 -0800

There has been a major scientific breakthrough! We've seen Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories here before, but that was just one project. They've done lots of other cute, clever, scary, and nerdy DIY projects, which they of course, blog.

Questioning the banality of evil

homunculus — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:50:12 -0800

Questioning the banality of evil. "There is a widespread consensus amongst psychologists that tyranny triumphs either because ordinary people blindly follow orders or else because they mindlessly conform to powerful roles. However, recent evidence concerning historical events challenges these views. In particular, studies of the Nazi regime reveal that its functionaries engaged actively and creatively with their tasks. Re-examination of classic social psychological studies points to the same dynamics at work. This article summarises these developments and lays out the case for an updated social psychology of tyranny that explains both the influence of tyrannical leaders and the active contributions of their followers." [Via Mind Hacks.]

Needs More Evil

Octoparrot — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:15:42 -0800

E-How to be an evil villain, The Ultimate Evil Villain Role Model, Top Reasons to Become a Supervillain, Vote Evil, Supver Villain Ethics, and Forbes Management Secrets of the Super Villains. Obligatory note, first blue post.

Moveon Facebook

gman — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:03:17 -0800

Moveon.org has now joined the fight. Now you can join too. Previously.

Orangutan Raped For Seven Years

jonson — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:49:23 -0800

Did the clients [at the brothel] realize that they were in fact getting an orangutan? “Oh yeah, they would come in especially for it. You could choose a human if you preferred, but it was a novelty for many of the men to have sex with an orangutan.” Via.

Now With Six Six Sixty-four Bit Support

IronLizard — Fri, 25 May 2007 21:28:31 -0800

Linux For the Damned. "We suggest installing over Ubuntu Christian Edition, but the standard Ubuntu will do fine."

An evil, illegible language beckons you ...

WCityMike — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:08:56 -0800

When memes have sex, they produce inbred monstrosities. It began with just an innocent South Park pilot and a fat kid's weird way of saying "kitty". Then, the Engrish meme met the L33t meme over for dinner. But their pal, the Cat Macros meme, broke in at gunpoint. The product of this unholy threeway union? LOL-Kitteh, a new 'speak' guaranteeing illegibility to future generations, transforming "that cute cat has a bow on its head" to "Omg him gotz da bowwagez on himz hed lyk WTF?!?" Learn how to make me want to leap through my monitor to kill you with ICanHasCheezBurger's handy five-step tutorial to transform English into LOL-Kitteh (using Engrish and l33t as guides).

Math is congruent with fun!

cortex — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:51:31 -0800

You have spacial skills. Apply them in Building Houses 2, on mathsnet.net. Or freestyle in Building Houses 1. Or at night! Oh and also there's like a hundred more puzzles over there too. Some java required.

The Lucifer Effect

homunculus — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 20:34:44 -0800

Retiring psychology professor Philip G. Zimbardo, who ran the Stanford Prison Experiment, gave his final lecture at Stanford this week, criticizing the Bush administration and saying that senior government officials responsible for Abu Ghraib should be "tried for the crimes against humanity." [Via MindHacks.]

Fractran.

loquacious — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:42:21 -0800

Fractran. A Turing complete programming language expressed in prime numbers from John Conway. (Interpreter here.) More pathological programming. Via Good Math, Bad Math.

Evil Villain Now Hiring

jackdirt — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 04:23:46 -0800

Evil Villain Now Hiring I was looking for jobs this morning on craigslist, when I found this unique job opportunity. I have to say though I had no idea there were hollowed out active volcanoes in Maine.

As long as the musical integrity isn't comprimised, I'm fine with it

jonson — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 23:20:05 -0800

In the latest salvo of the marketing wars, London ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi has taken the unique step of creating a new pop band that combines all the manufactured charm of the Spice Girls with all the serious musical chops of a female version of N'Sync (or, for the Brits out there, a female version of "Take That"). The band has yet to have a name, but they will be available to directly promote whatever item corporate sponsors pay Saatchi to have them promote.

Bad Men

Meatbomb — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:03:06 -0800

Dictator of the Month. Your one stop shop for all your dictator-oriented needs. Even includes scorecards. From Amin to Zedong, they're all right here, folks. Enjoy some righteous anger.

Liberal Capitalism and Evil

kuatto — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 23:40:39 -0800

On Evil: An Interview with Alain Badiou

Keeping the man down... er out.

subaruwrx — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:27:40 -0800

US Border Patrol attempts to build a wall between Mexico and the US. Coyotes are not worried Mexico is already coming up with plans around it and the Americans are already coming up with a way to not pay for it.

Google Philanthropy

Like the Reef — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 08:09:27 -0800

Don't Be Evil is Google's motto. But now they're putting their money (approx. $1.1 billion) where their mouth is. The man in charge of Google's new philanthropic arm is Dr. Larry Brilliant, a man of exceedingly humanitarian endeavors.

Loose lips sink ships. Yahoo helps China jail dissidents again.

five fresh fish — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 19:29:09 -0800

WTF, Yahoo‽ How many Chinese are you going to help put into the hell of Chinese prison, Terry, Jerry, and David?

Satanic Santas!

Dio — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:12:07 -0800

Putting the Satan into Santa - Mad Santas go on a rampage in New Zealand, last year it was here in Wales - but the Satanic truth is much more shocking... However, that depends which version you want to believe